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 ==Background==
-The settlement of present-day [[West Virginia, United States Genealogy|West Virginia]] began in the mid-1700s when Scotch-Irish and German settlers from Pennsylvania came to the area that is now Berkeley and Greenbriar counties. Heavy settlement began in the 1760s after Indian claims had been settled. These pioneers were generally from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and other northern states and not from Virginia or other areas east of the mountains.
+*The settlement of present-day [[West Virginia, United States Genealogy|West Virginia]] began in the mid-1700s, when '''Scotch-Irish and German settlers  from Pennsylvania''' came to the area that is now Berkeley and Greenbriar counties.
+*Heavy settlement began in the 1760s after Indian claims had been settled. These pioneers were generally from '''Pennsylvania, Maryland, and other northern states''' and not from Virginia or other areas east of the mountains.
+*In the early and mid-1800s, many '''Germans and Irish''' came directly to West Virginia.
+*A few '''African Americans''' were brought to the region in the early years, but many more came after the Civil War to work in the coal mines.
+*In the late 1800s and early 1900s, large numbers of immigrants arrived from '''Ireland and from southern and eastern Europe, especially Hungary, Italy, and Poland.'''
-In the early and mid-1800s, many Germans and Irish came directly to West Virginia. A few Blacks were brought to the region in the early years, but many more came after the Civil War to work in the coal mines. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, large numbers of immigrants arrived from Ireland and from southern and eastern Europe, especially Hungary, Italy, and Poland.
 ==Immigration Records==
 '''Immigration''' refers to people coming into a country. '''Emigration''' refers to people leaving a country to go to another.  Immigration records usually take the form of ship's '''passenger lists''' collected at the port of entry. See [[West Virginia Emigration and Immigration#Online Resources|'''Online Resources'''.]]